- 10/15/2015
Straight to the Top - D&O and Financial Lines, Trends and Decisions - 10/14/2015
Mr. Robert Muilenburg spoke at the 2015 CLM Atlanta Conference-EnvironmentalRobert Muilenberg, Founding Partner with Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP presented, “Allocation and Coordination Between Various Coverages: Pollution, Commercial General Liability, and Professional Liability.” This…
- 09/23/2015
Can a State Environmental Law Resurrect a CERCLA Contribution Claim?State statutes designed to compel private parties to spend their money to cleanup contaminated sites typically mirror the federal Comprehensive EnvironmentalResponse, Compensation and Liability Act…
- 08/12/2015
New Jersey Appellate Division Decides Trial Courts May Require Negligence And Contractual Indemnification Issues Be Tried Simultaneously Before A JuryIn Estate of D’Avila v. Hugo Neu Schnitzer East, et al., A-4439-11T2, A-4705-11T2, A-4713-11T2, decided August 10, 2015, the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division,…
- 08/07/2015
New Jersey Supreme Court Declines To Expand Bases For Private Nuisance And Trespass Causes Of Action And Limits Grounds On Which A Non-Party To An Insurance Contract Can Bring A Bad Faith Claim Against an InsurerIn Ross v. Lowitz, (A-101-13) decided August 6, 2015, the New Jersey Supreme Court addressed whether to expand private nuisance and trespass causes of action…
- 07/29/2015
New Jersey Supreme Court Rejects Extension of Strict Liability In Workplace Injury Suits And Affirms Right To Assert Contributory Negligence As An Affirmative Defense In Such SuitsIn Rolando Fernandes v. DAR Development Corp., A-37-13, decided July 28, 2015, the New Jersey Supreme Court reaffirmed New Jersey law that a jury may…
- 07/29/2015
New Jersey Appellate Division Requires Court To Conducts In Camera Review and Bifurcate Discovery In Case Involving Breach of Contract And Breach Of The Covenant Of Good Faith and Fair LendingIn Alden Leeds, Inc. v. QBE Specialty Ins. Co., A-2013-14T1, decided July 27, 2015, the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, in an unpublished decision,…
- 07/17/2015
In An Action Brought Under The New Jersey Insurance Fraud Prevention Act, N.J.S.A. 17:33A-1 to -30, A Defendant Has A Right To A Jury TrialOn July 16, 2015, the New Jersey Supreme Court, in a case of first impression, reversed the Appellate Division decision in Allstate New Jersey Insurance…
- 07/10/2015
Cypress Point Condominium Association, Inc. v. Adria Towers, LLC, ___ N.J. Super ___ (App. Div. 2015)On July 9, 2015, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued a published opinion in Cypress Point Condominium Association, Inc. v. Adria Towers, LLC, ___ N.J.…
- 05/15/2015
NJDEP Offers Guide to Obtaining Off-Site AccessThe New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) has unveiled an update to the agency’s Site Remediation Program online forms, now providing information and forms…
- 05/13/2015
New York Courts Continue To Erode Attorney-Client PrivilegeFollowing on the heels of the First Department’s decision last Summer in National Union Fire Ins. Co. v. TransCanada Energy, 119 A.D.3d 492 (1st Dep’t…
- 04/21/2015
Technology Center at Princeton Land AcquisitionOur Real Estate Group recently concluded the acquisition of all undeveloped land at the Technology Center at Princeton, in a $7.5 Million open space preservation…
- 03/14/2015
Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP is pleased to announce that 20 of its attorneys were selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers® and New Jersey Rising Stars®New Jersey Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Up to 5…
- 03/12/2015
No End in Sight for Parties Subject to Contribution ClaimsThe New Jersey Supreme Court has unanimously held that private claims for contribution made pursuant to the New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act (the…
- 02/27/2015
Can They Be Reconciled? One New Jersey Appellate Panel Held That An Engineer Cannot Provide An Affidavit Of Merit Against An Architect, While Another Appellate Panel Held That An Engineer Can Provide Expert Testimony Against An ArchitectOn February 26, 2015, in a decision approved for publication, the New Jersey Appellate Division held that an engineer, who was not a licensed architect,…
- 02/20/2015
NJ Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal Of First-Party Bad Faith Claim Against Insurer In Second Filed UM Action On Res Judicata Principles-Avoids Discussion Of Whether Entire Controversy Doctrine Mandated Inclusion Of Bad Faith Claim In Initial UM ActionThe Supreme Court in Kwabena Wadeer v. N.J. Mfrs. Ins. Co. (A-54-12) (072010), considered whether the entire controversy doctrine, codified at Rule 4:30A, mandates that…
- 02/19/2015
The New Jersey Supreme Court Rejects Attempt To Alter “Fairly Debatable” Standard To Determine Bad Faith In First-Party Coverage ActionOn February 18, 2015, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided Badiali v. New Jersey Manufacturer’s Insurance Group, ____ N.J. ____ (2015), A-48-12, and rejected an…
- 01/06/2015
The Extent of Recoverable Damages for Migrating Contamination Remains UncertainProperty owners suffering from migrating contamination from an adjacent property are often faced with a variety of damages in addition to cleanup costs. The Appellate Division’s…
- 12/10/2014
Year In Review Insurance Developments In 2014Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP successfully represented insurers in two of the top notable cases.
- 11/26/2014
Suzanne Midlige Elected to the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual CounselSuzanne Midlige has been elected to the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel. This new organization, incorporated in Delaware as a non-for profit company, is…
- 11/01/2014
NJBIZ Business Profiles Coughlin Midlige & GarlandA profile of the firm by NJBIZ.
- 10/16/2014
Emerging Claims – Liability and Insurance Issues in Crowdfunding, Drones, Ride Sharing, Self-Driving Cars, Bitcoin, Food Labeling and Other Upcoming Claim SourcesIn this paper we address several of emerging claims for new products like virtual currencies, crowdfunding, and ride sharing and their potential liability and insurance implications.
- 10/16/2014
Knock Out Blows – Concussion and Sports-Related Injuries LitigationAn overview of the ongoing sports injury litigations in the United States and a discussion of the key liability and coverage issues associated therewith.
- 10/16/2014
Under Attack—The Deluge of Cyber Attacks and Industry ResponseThe impact of cyber attacks and other cyber-related claims on insurers and insureds and how courts have addressed these complex issues.
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